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T85.79

Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other internal prosthetic devices, implants and grafts

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 3 never code together
T85code
Excludes2
  • failure and rejection of transplanted organs and tissue (T86.-)T86.-
S00-T88chapter
Excludes2

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

7th character 3
A initial encounter
D subsequent encounter
S sequela
Instructional notes 4
T85.7code
Use additional code
  • code to identify infection
S00-T88chapter
Notes
  • Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
  • The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.
Use additional code
  • code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)Z18.-
Index entries leading here 5
  • Complication (s) (from) (of)
    • prosthetic device or implant T85.9
      • skin graft T86.829
        • artificial skin or decellularized allodermis
          • infection and inflammation T85.79
      • infection or inflammation T85.79
      • specified NEC T85.9
        • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • balloon implant or device
      • gastrointestinal T85.9
        • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • bile duct implant (prosthetic) T85.9
      • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • breast implant (prosthetic) T85.9
      • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • suture, permanent (wire) NEC T85.9
      • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • esophageal anti-reflux device T85.9
      • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • orbital prosthesis T85.9
      • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • intraocular lens (prosthetic) T85.9
      • infection and inflammation T85.79
    • eye H57.9
      • implant (prosthetic) T85.9
        • infection and inflammation T85.79
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation)
    • due to device, implant or graft — see also Complications, by site and type, infection or inflammation
      • breast (implant) T85.79
      • catheter T85.79
      • ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) NEC T85.79
      • gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) T85.79
      • specified NEC T85.79
  • Sepsis (generalized) (unspecified organism) A41.9
    • due to device, implant or graft T85.79
      • breast (implant) T85.79
      • catheter NEC T85.79
      • specified NEC T85.79
      • gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) T85.79
      • ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) T85.79
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
    • due to or resulting from
      • device, implant or graft T85.79
        • breast (implant) T85.79
        • catheter NEC T85.79
        • gastrointestinal (bile duct) (esophagus) T85.79
        • ocular (corneal graft) (orbital implant) NEC T85.79
        • specified NEC T85.79
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
Alongside this code 3 same parent — T85.7
T85.71 Infect/inflm reaction due to peritoneal dialysis catheter category T85.72 Infection and inflammatory reaction due to insulin pump category T85.73 I/I react d/t nervous system devices, implants and graft category
Additional references
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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
T85.7
Block
T07-T88
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.